SIMPLY BLUE

YOU WILL NEED Materials:

● 1 x 50g ball 4-ply baby yarn in blue

Needles:

● 1 pair 3.75mm (UK 9; US 5) knitting needles

Instructions:

Make two.

Cast on 37 sts.

Row 1: knit.

Row 2: K1, *inc in next st, K15, inc in next st*, K1, repfrom*to*once more, K1.

Row 3: knit.

Row 4: K2, *inc in next st, K15, inc in next st*, K3, repfrom*to*,K2.

Row 5: knit.

Row 6: K3, *inc in next st, K15, inc in next st*, K5, repfrom*to*,K3.

Row 7: knit.

Row 8: K4, *inc in next st, K15, inc in next st,* K7, repfrom*to*,K4.

Row 9: knit.

Row 10: K5, *inc in next st, K15, inc in next st*, K9, rep from * to *, K5. Row 11: knit.

Work ridge pattern as follows:

Row 12: knit.

Row 13: purl.

Row 14: knit.

Row 15: knit.

Row 16: purl.

Row 17: knit.

Rep rows 12–17 once.

Shape instep as follows: Row 1: K33, sl1, K1, psso, turn.

Row 2: sl1, K9, P2tog, turn.

Row 3: sl1, K9, sl1, K1, psso, turn.

Rep rows 2 and 3 eight times.

Rep row 2.

Next row: knit.

Work 3 more rows in GS, decreasing 1 st in centre of last row.

Work twisted rib as follows:

Next row: *K1tbl, P1*, repfrom*to*.

Rep row 1 twenty times cast of f in rib.

To make up the bootees: Sew up the foot and back seams neatly. Turn over the ribbed top to form a cuff. 20 to Knit:

Knitted Baby Bootees by Val Pierce, RRP £4.99 www.searchpress.com